Adams County sent a cease and desist letter to a golf range and country clubs that were ignoring orders imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19. | Morguefile
Adams County sent a cease and desist letter to a golf range and country clubs that were ignoring orders imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19. | Morguefile
Quincy and Adams County officials are sick of people and businesses breaking the rules by not following the governor’s stay-at-home order, so they plan to get tough.
Adams County sent cease and desist letters to tell three businesses to stop their operations: Spring Lake Country Club, Quincy Country Club and Whispering Oaks Campground in Mendon.
"We really don't want this activity out there. There is a public health risk on this, so let's all do what we can to stop that risk," Adams County Health Department Public Health Administrator Jerrod Welch told WGEM.
The public health official expressed disappointment on how many businesses and residents are disobeying the order.
"Everyone's trying to do their part and people are asking questions, why are there 11 guys on a driving range having beer? Everyone knows what they should be doing," Welch said to WGEM.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker specifically mentioned Quincy in a recent briefing on the coronavirus crisis.
"There's situations like what I read about in Quincy, I saw there were several parties, two parties, that I'm aware of that occurred," Prtizker said, WGEM reported.
The governor said real consequences are worth considering if people get encouraged to gather in groups more than 10, or to ignore social distancing guidelines.
The Quincy Police Department plans to do just that. An ordinance that would allow them to cite people who fail to comply with COVID-19 related orders goes before Quincy City Council on Monday, April 13.
Welch said the community needs to end the pandemic even if they don’t agree with the governor’s methods.
"Hey, let's all make sure we're doing everything to get through this as quickly as possible," Welch told WGEM.
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